Convent of Saint John of God — Newtown Road

Detached four-bay double-height single-cell Catholic chapel, extant 1903, on a rectangular plan with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (south) front. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Pitched slate roofs including pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch), crested terracotta ridge tiles, lichen-spotted cut-granite coping to gables on cut-granite kneelers with Celtic Cross finials to apexes, lichen-spotted cut-granite coping to gable (north) on cut-granite kneelers with buttressed chimney stack to apex having cut-granite capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Tuck pointed coursed or snecked "Old Red Sandstone" walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with cut-granite flush quoins to corners. Lancet window openings with cut-granite sills, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Lancet "Trinity Window" (north) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Quatrefoil "Rose Window" to gable to entrance (south) front, cut-granite crow stepped surround having chamfered reveals with hood moulding on monolithic label stops framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed segmental-headed window opening in bipartite arrangement (porch) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Shouldered square-headed opposing door openings ("cheeks") with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded doors. Interior including vestibule (south) with pair of stained glass windows; pointed segmental-headed door opening into nave with glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight; full-height interior open into roof with Gothic-style timber panelled screen (south), arcaded organ gallery on a half-octagonal plan on Corinthian pillars supporting Gothic-style timber panelled pipe organ, Gothic-style timber panelled stalls centred on trefoil-detailed timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between stained glass windows, mosaic tiled cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (north) reordered, ----, with Gothic-style altar below stained glass "Trinity Window" (----), and exposed trefoil arch braced scissor truss timber roof construction on cut-granite corbels with wind braced diagonal timber boarded vaulted ceiling in timber frame on carved timber cornice. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Convent of Saint John of God.